Diogo Morgado stars as Jesus Christ in 'Son of God,' the new film from Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, producers of 'The Bible.'
Joe Alblas

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Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY

Mark Burnett and wife Roma Downey, executive producers of the hit TV miniseries The Bible, have adapted the five episodes dealing with the life of Jesus Christ for a major theatrical release, to be called Son of God.

The section has been edited down to two hours, 15 minutes and will be released Feb. 28, the weekend before the Christian observance of Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. ...